Bill Texts: IL HB0041 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. Provides that a correctional institution shall make available to a person in its custody current election resource material from the State Board of Elections and current election resource material that is requested by a person in custody and received at the correctional institution from a local election authority in response to the request. Creates the Post-Conviction Task Force to strengthen and improve provisions that restore the right to vote to a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (N/A) 2024-12-06 - Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford [HB0041 Detail]

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Introduced2025-01-08HTML/TextLinkView

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